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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Ex-soldier Imprisoned. Assaulting a Major. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 3

Romford magistrates sentenced an ex-soldier to two months' imprisonment for assaulting a New Zealander, Major Rose, commanding the Grey Towers Camp. It…

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Anzac Day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

Anzac Day was celebrated on Friday last. In the morning the ladies of the Red Cross Society placed wreaths in honor of fallen soldiers on…

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The Message of Anzac Day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

Last Friday throughout the Commonwealth our people, in grateful remembrance of those who laid down their lives for the cause of freedom…

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Anzac Day. Dedication of Wattles to Fallen Heroes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

FRIDAY last being Anzic Day the local celebrations were somewhat similar to those on previous years, viz., dedication of evergreens to the…

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Public Opinion. Soldiers and the Wine Industry. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

SIR,—Mr. Ashford proposes to settle two to four hundred soldiers on wine growing areas in this State, and it is reasonable to ask the…

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Soldier Settlers. State's Liberal Treatment Advances of £625

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

IN discussing repatriation matters with local committees during his tour of the Northern River districts, Mr. Ashford (Minister for Lands)…

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South's Soldiers. an Enthusiastic Meeting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

ONE of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings ever held in Hawthorne's Hall eventuated on Saturday night. The business was to…

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Preference to Soldiers. Conference to Be Called. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

Mr. Holman states that the Government proposes to call a representative gathering of employers together shortly in order to perfect a…

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Preference for Returned Soldiers. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 1

Mr. Holman states that the Government proposes to call a representative gathering of employers together shortly in order to perfect…

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Sad End to Military Career Military Prisoners Play Up. A Cootamundra Soldier Shot

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

Widespread regret was expressed when it was learnt here on Saturday that one of our soldiers had come to a sad end—Pte. H. M. Jemmett, of the…

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Anzac Service at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

There was a large congregation at the Anzac service held in the Presbyterian Church, Coolamon, last Sunday evening. The place of public…

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Anzac Day. Service in Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

The glorious 25th did not pass unnoticed in Lockhart. At noon the banks, the hotels and the holiness places closed their doors…

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The Aftermaths of the War. Series No. 1. the Liberation of Syria

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

In tracing back history as far as records show it has been a characteristic fact that any big movement that has been for the uplifting of humanity as a whole…

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Nationalists' Selection. Returned Soldier Chosen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 3

The National Party's executive has selected Captain Harris, M.C., a returned soldier, to contest the Paddington by-election against the…

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Lieut. Cortis Speaks. Soldier Against Soldier

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 3

Lieutenant Cortis, referring to the Nationalist selection, remarked: "The selection of a Soldier to run against a soldier leaves our party unmoved…

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The Noise of War. the Never Ceasing Crash of Conflict

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 3

"It's a curious thing," the battery major said—he was in bed, with a broken femur hoisted in a sling—"but words are wholly lacking to…

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The Last Ceremony. Organising a Soldier's Funeral

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 3

I was signing a seemingly interminable number of forms when the quarter-bloke, who had been talking to someone over the 'phone, came…

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Brave Soldiers Return

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 2

Major Geoff, Hair's M.C., accompanied by his wife and little son, arrived by train in Tumut, on Wednesday last, and were taken by…

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Two Years in Germany. Narandera Soldier's Return

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 3

Private McCrossin, of the 53rd. Battalion, returned to his home at Narandera on Monday after 3½ years' service abroad, over two years of which…

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Welcome Home. Yanco Soldiers Entertained

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

A highly successful and enjoyable function was held at the Yanco School of Arta on Saturday night. The hall was tastefully decorated…

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